- With his wife, Susan Bruce (Titman), he is the father of actor Lucas Hedges.
- Has directed one Oscar nominated performance: Patricia Clarkson in Pieces of April (2003).
- Grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from Valley High School, before attending the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied acting and began writing plays.
- Son of Carole Joan (Simpson) and The Rev. Robert Boyden Hedges, an Episcopalian minister.
- He is a big fan of Norwegian singer Sondre Lerche.
- Hedges was Sassy Magazine's "One to Watch" for January 1992. Sassy was a feminist magazine aimed at teen girls that was published from 1988 to 1996. Its "One to Watch" column usually highlighted an up-and-coming young male actor or musician, though Hedges is not primarily either; other "Ones to Watch" during Sassy's run included Billy Zane, Lenny Kravitz, and Jason Priestly.
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